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expenses were high that 1926 year. back to their home. So we rented a place one mile east of
where we lived. No one lived in the four room house. In
The winter was cold, we always burned coal for heat and
fact the folks who owned the place stored wheat in it the
also in our cook stove. We again had a good wheat crop
year before. So there was lots of cleaning and work to be
in 1928. Otto hurt his back one day after harvest in 1928.
done inside. It hadn’t been painted on the outside for years
He walked all stooped over. Someone told him about an
either. We at this time found we could expect another baby
Osteopath doctor at Grainfield, Kansas, about 20 miles
in the coming January. So as soon as harvest was over we
from our place, so he took treatments and soon was able
started to repair and get the house ready. I worked over
to walk upright again. Therefore he started taking me to
there for many days by myself. Edward wasn’t old enough
the doctor for treatments for my back and neck and such
to do much as to papering and painting but did help me
a relief. I’d been suffering with this trouble all of the years
so much in other ways. Larena was 5 years old and Cecil
since my fall. I improved a lot, wasn’t so nervous. We did
around 4 at that time. We moved. I believe in November
lots of chores – chicken and milking cows. We had quite a
the folks moved from Greeley, Colorado at about the same
nice herd of them again. I believe that it was in 1928 that
time to their place. Were more crowded, but happy to get
my sister Hazel and her husband John help thru the har-
a place to move. That was the beginning of the depression
vest or rather Hazel helped me. John had such headaches
and said he didn’t feel well so couldn’t stand hard work and

heat. He was a school teacher. They had been only recently
married (he passed away when 39 years old with a heart Albert and Estella,

ailment, wasn’t able to teach for two years previous). back from Colorado

Our crops were fairly good again in 1929. But we had re-

ceived word from the folks that they would like to move

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